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Hello, Brother is the first episode of the eighth season of Template:The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and fifty-sixth episode of the series overall.

Summary

THE BEGINNING OF THE END — Months after Damon and Enzo mysteriously vanished from the Armory vault, Stefan tirelessly pushes forward with their search, while Bonnie struggles holding onto hope that they will be found. Meanwhile, a dangerous encounter with an unexpected visitor leaves Caroline and Alaric fearing that someone – or something – may be targeting their family. Finally, after following some mysterious clues, Stefan realizes that whatever has a hold of his brother may have a more damaging grip over him than he could have ever imagined.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Guest Cast

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Trivia

  • Antagonist: Sybil.
  • The opening of the episode is a callback to the opening of the Pilot where there's a couple talking in a car then driving into fog with Damon standing in the road in front of them.
  • Bonnie is writing in her diary for Elena telling her about recent events including the search for Damon and Enzo as well as trying to find out what took them.
  • Damon has turned off his humanity for the third and final time in the series.
  • Enzo has been leaving little clues for Bonnie about what was in the Armory vault.
    • Damon threatens Bonnie's life if he doesn't stop leaving clues for her.
  • The Armory Monster is revealed to be a Siren who assumes her final form at the end of the episode. This is after being feed bad people by Damon and Enzo.
  • As of this episode, Caroline has been featured in more episodes than Elena.

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Behind the Scenes

Cultural References

  • Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the first installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey.

Quotes

Damon: "This is it... This is the beginning of the end."
Stefan: "What was in that vault?"
Damon: "I've seen how this ends. Humanity can't save me from it. Once the Devil comes a calling... you're done."

The Devil Trailer
Bonnie: "The search for Damon and Enzo goes on and on..."
Stefan (to Bonnie): "You have to follow every single clue like it's the one that's gonna lead us to them"
Bonnie: "I'm in."
Damon: "This is it... This is the beginning of the end."
Stefan: "What has a hold of you? What was in that vault?"
Damon: "I've seen how this ends. Humanity can't save me from it. Once the Devil comes a calling... you're done."

The Devil Trailer Extended
Bonnie: "The search for Damon and Enzo goes on and on and we're no closer to knowing where they are or who or what took them..."
Stefan (to Bonnie): "You have to follow every single clue like it's the one that's gonna lead us to them"
Bonnie: "Whatever we need to do, I'm in."
Damon: "This is it... This is the beginning of the end."
Virginia: "It has come for them!
Caroline: "What is it?"
Enzo: "When does this end? How many more bodies until you're full?"
Damon: "Get an answer!?"
Stefan: "What has a hold of you? What was in that vault, Damon?"
Damon: "Humanity can't save me from it. Once the Devil comes a calling... you're done."

Sneak Peek #1
Bonnie: (Over the phone) "Something has control over... Even if you have"
Alaric: "To be honest Bonnie, I don't know what to think anymore."

Sneak Peek #2
Stefan: "I have to treat every single clue like its the one that's gonna lead us to them."
Bonnie: "Stefan, every time we do this, I let myself hope a little."
Stefan: "Please don't give up."
Bonnie: "Of course but don't ask me to have hope."

Sneak Peek #3

Please see the Season Seven finale.

Matt: "Please take me with you."
Penny: "Sorry Matt, there's a better life for you out there, you just have to wake up and find it. Wake Up!"
Medic: "He's conscious."

Sneak Peek #4

Sneak Peek #5
Investigator (to Stefan and Bonnie): "Oh come on, it took me four hours to get control of the scene from the local idiots. Now they're letting press pass the tape?
Stefan: "We're not press. We're not anyone. Now tell us what you know."

Sneak Peek #6
Enzo (to Damon): "Want to watch some tv?"

Webclip #1 (Scene)
Stefan: "Not much but it's a lead and all those missing people all the trail we've been following and this is the first time a body has surfaced."
Bonnie: "Probably, because it has nothing to do with what we are looking for."
Stefan: "Yeah, well I can't let myself think like that. I have to treat every single clue like its the one that's gonna lead us to them."
Bonnie: "Stefan, every time we do this, I let myself hope a little. Then we end up back at zero, my heart crushes in on itself a little bit more. I don't know how much of my heart has left you know?"
Stefan: "Bonnie, no one not Caroline, not Elena, no one know how to fight longer or harder or better than you. If you give up I wont have anything else to hold on to. Please don't give up."
Bonnie: "Of course, but don't ask me to have hope. Hope hurts and I don't wanna hurt anymore."

Webclip #2
Enzo: "Dumped the girl."
Damon: "Why? She could have been desert."
Enzo: "You know the rules, last night was pushing it. It wants real evil not these light weight losers we've been feeding it."
Damon: "Ah, you should get on that."
Enzo: "I'm trying, she's more your doing."
Damon: "This is a really good book."
Enzo: " How long is this bad guy slaughter going to last? How many more bodies will it take before this is over?"
Damon: "It can hear you."
Enzo: "It can get into our minds. It knows how I feel."
Damon: "There is no reason to go out of your way to aggravate it."
Enzo: "Do you have any control left? Me, I'm down to about, I don't know... 2%."
Damon: "No freewill needed. I flipped my switched, humanity off. I'm on full cruise control. I recommend it."
Enzo: "Oh, so do you really have nothing left inside?"
Damon: "Just my winning sense of humor and renewed appreciation for chick lit."

Paul Wesley Preview

Ian Somerhalder Preview

Multimedia

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "I Am A Nightmare" – Brand New
Last.fm_play.png "Run Run Blood" – Phantogram
Last.fm_play.png "Separated" – Robot Koch feat. Mree
Last.fm_play.png "Doing It To Death" – The Kills
Last.fm_play.png "The Wreck of Our Hearts" – Sleeping Wolf

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